A penetration tester is tasked with evaluating the security of a mobile application. The tester wants to analyze the behavior of the application in a controlled environment to observe how it interacts with system resources and other applications. Which of the following is the BEST method to accomplish this goal?
Using a mobile device emulator
Leveraging a mobile security framework for static code analysis
Deploying the application on a segmented area of the production network
Running the application on a jailbroken device with monitoring tools
Using a mobile device emulator creates a virtual mobile device on which the application can be safely run and analyzed. This allows the penetration tester to observe the application's behavior under different conditions without risking the integrity of a physical device or the production environment. The other options either are not as relevant for analysis on a mobile application (a and c) or are general tools for mobile security testing but not specifically designed for behavioral analysis in a controlled environment like an emulator (d).
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